As I sit here at 30,000 feet listening
to Mockingbird I feel like I'm on the edge of a strange realization.
This is a band who understand the spirit of gritty late 70s rock and
roll, and their mastery of the genre has the potential to screw up
some of these 'revival' and 'vest metal' posers who I see too often
these days. With a healthy dose of Thin Lizzy in an otherwise fiery
and fun sound these Irishmen know exactly what they want to do and
their new live album Live Cuts
proves they know exactly how to do it. While some might call
Mockingbird derivative I don't get that impression from their music.
Instead I hear a band who pay tribute to the old masters but inject
their music with a healthy dose of their own ideas showing that the
magic of rock and roll is not something that dies quickly. These 10
tracks represent a fun and explosive festival set from a band who are
extremely tight live. Suffice to say, if Mockingbird can continue to
carry the beacon as they do on Live Cuts then
the prognosis for the future of rock may not be so grim. A band who
are not afraid of tradition yet still manage to have a fresh sound,
lovers of old school rock should love these guys!
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